Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes based on observable indicators.
• Identify examples of physical and chemical changes in everyday materials.
• Recognize the conservation of substances during physical changes and variations during chemical changes.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific findings lead to public health measures, environmental regulation, and resource management.
• Use evidence-based indicators to evaluate short-term and long-term societal impacts of scientific decisions.
• Describe trade-offs between economic priorities and environmental or health goals using examples.

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• Explain how the Sun's apparent path varies with season and latitude.
• Identify key differences in the Sun's position at different times of year and locations.
• Describe how changes in solar elevation affect day length and sunlight intensity.+ Show more

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• Describe how particle models represent matter as atoms and molecules that occupy space
• Use particle models to explain how rearranging particles can cause matter to change
• Connect particle-level composition to observable properties of substances

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• Identify the main idea of a science passage about telescopes and spectral imaging.
• Explain how telescopes collect evidence and how spectra help scientists learn about objects in space.
• Use details from the text to answer questions about resolution and data interpretation.

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• Identify different human activities that affect earth systems.
• Explain causal links between human actions and environmental changes.
• Analyze the effects of land-use change, pollution, and resource extraction on ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Understand the procedures for constructing dichotomous and multi-access keys.
• Identify contrasting traits for use in key development.
• Learn methods to refine keys for better accuracy and reliability.+ Show more

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• Describe the relative sizes and masses of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Explain the concept of gravitational interactions influencing orbital relationships.
• Identify how the Earth–Moon barycenter affects the orbit of the Moon and Earth.+ Show more

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• Explain how different organisms play specific roles in an ecosystem
• Identify how keystone and indicator species can affect ecosystem functions
• Describe how species diversity helps ecosystems resist and recover from disturbances+ Show more

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• Explain how slow and rapid geologic processes modify Earth’s surface
• Use evidence from rock strata, fossils, and landforms to support landscape evolution ideas
• Compare how plate motion, uplift, erosion, and sediment transport shape landscapes over time

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• Explain how electron transfer creates positive and negative charge
• Use the triboelectric series to predict material charging tendencies
• Describe how charge buildup produces attraction, repulsion, or sparks+ Show more

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• Identify observable signs indicating a chemical reaction has occurred
• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes using indicators
• Describe various chemical indicators and their significance in reactions+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific methods are iterative and how evidence can lead to revising a hypothesis
• Differentiate descriptive approaches from comparative approaches in scientific investigations
• Use operational definitions to connect hypotheses to measurable outcomes+ Show more

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• Explain how systems thinking views a solution as interacting parts with inputs, outputs, and pathways
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how changing one component affects overall performance
• Identify feedback signals and pathways in a real-world design problem+ Show more

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• Understand how components in a system interact and influence overall performance.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships within system components.
• Apply cause-and-effect reasoning to real-world solutions.+ Show more

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• Explain how systems thinking considers inputs, outputs, pathways, and interacting components in a solution
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how changing one component can affect overall system performance
• Evaluate real-world design outcomes by tracing component roles within the larger system

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• Explain how stewardship practices help landscapes by improving habitat, reducing erosion, and supporting water regulation.
• Identify key stewardship actions such as community planting, shelterbelts, and urban canopy programs.
• Describe how Indigenous knowledge can be incorporated respectfully into land care and restoration.

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• Explain how heritable variation and natural selection lead to adaptation in populations
• Describe how speciation occurs through reproductive isolation and accumulated genetic differences
• Identify evidence for speciation using morphology, reproductive compatibility, and geographic patterns+ Show more

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• Explain how matter cycles between living and non-living parts of an ecosystem.
• Use a cycles-of-matter model to identify reservoirs (storage) and flows (movement).
• Describe how carbon and water move through air, soil, water, plants, and animals.

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• Explain how physical and chemical weathering break rocks into sediments
• Describe how sediments move and deposit to form layered materials over time
• Connect biological processes to the formation of soil and nutrient availability+ Show more

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• Explain how energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation
• Use examples to identify which energy-transfer process is occurring
• Describe how energy transfer affects temperature in everyday situations

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• Define symbiosis and explain how close relationships between species can affect survival and reproduction.
• Categorize symbiotic interactions as mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism using concrete examples.
• Explain how symbiotic relationships influence organism fitness, resource distribution, and community composition.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem using trophic levels, food webs, and energy transfer.
• Differentiate the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in cycling energy and matter.
• Interpret how multiple feeding relationships in a food web create many energy pathways rather than a single chain.

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• Understand the concept of adaptation tradeoffs in organisms.
• Identify examples of structural and physiological tradeoffs.
• Analyze how environmental pressures influence the evolution of traits.+ Show more

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• Understand how particle models demonstrate conservation of atoms in a chemical reaction.
• Explain how counting atoms supports claims about reaction outcomes.
• Connect particle-level conservation to evidence of new substances formed.

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• Identify the four main tissue types in multicellular animals.
• Describe the functions and structures of epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
• Understand how each tissue type contributes to organ functions and animal body systems.+ Show more

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• Identify the roles of ammeters and voltmeters in circuit measurements
• Interpret amperes and volts as electrical measurement units
• Explain why ideal ammeters connect in series+ Show more

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• Explain how limiting factors restrict population growth and distribution
• Distinguish between abiotic and biotic limiting factors
• Use evidence to predict how changes in limiting factors affect survival and reproduction

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• Understand Earth's rotation and orbit
• Identify key phenomena like day and night, seasons, solstices, and equinoxes
• Explain how sunlight and shadow patterns relate to Earth's position+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of filtration and sieving and how they are used to separate mixtures.
• Identify different materials used for filtration (paper, cloth) and sieving (screens, meshes).
• Explain the role of particle size and phase change in separation techniques.+ Show more

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• Explain how historical communities used observed sky patterns to support seasonal planning, navigation, and cultural practices
• Identify key differences between cultural interpretations of celestial motion and modern scientific descriptions
• Use evidence from a passage to infer how solar and lunar cycles can guide predictions about seasons

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• Explain how Earth’s tilt and orbit change daylight and solar intensity across seasons in Alberta.
• Describe how continental climate and latitude influence seasonal temperature and precipitation patterns.
• Connect seasonal changes to real-world effects such as river ice breakup and agricultural timing.

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• Explain how xylem and phloem transport water, minerals, and sugars in trees.
• Describe how Alberta freeze–thaw cycles, drought, and pest damage can affect sap flow.
• Relate bark characteristics to protection from herbivory and fire.+ Show more

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• Explain how clouds form from cooling water vapor and condensation on tiny particles
• Describe how precipitation forms when droplets or ice crystals become heavy enough to fall
• Compare precipitation types (rain, snow, sleet, hail) based on temperature and atmospheric conditions

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• Explain how dams, withdrawals, and land-use changes can alter the timing and pathways of the water cycle
• Describe how changes in water flow can affect sediment transport and aquatic habitats
• Identify ways human pollution and habitat changes can impact water quality and living organisms

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• Explain the basic concept of chromatography and how it separates mixtures.
• Identify the roles of mobile and stationary phases in chromatography.
• Describe how solubility affects the movement of substances during chromatography.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe five common forms of energy: kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and electrical.
• Connect each energy form to familiar everyday examples such as a rolling ball, a raised weight, warm objects, and batteries.
• Distinguish among energy forms using key descriptive features (motion, position, molecular activity, and electric charges).

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• Explain how Earth’s tilt and orbit change the apparent Sun path across the sky over the seasons
• Describe how latitude affects sunrise and sunset positions and changes in solar elevation at noon
• Interpret observations (like shadow length and day length) to support claims about the apparent motion of the Sun

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• Understand how models support explanations and guide uncertainty.
• Recognize the importance of stating assumptions in models.
• Explain how evidence is used to check and refine models.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and function of different cell organelles
• Identify the roles of nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes, and chloroplasts
• Compare plant and animal cells to see how they are specialized+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of population size and changes over time.
• Distinguish between exponential and logistic growth curves.
• Define carrying capacity and explain its significance.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between static stability and dynamic stability using flight examples
• Describe how aircraft geometry affects longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability
• Connect stability behavior (damping, phugoid, Dutch roll) to control and trimming needs

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• Explain how the Sun, Earth, and Moon relative positions create Moon phases
• Describe how eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align
• Connect the Moon’s gravity to tides on Earth

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Describe how the Sun’s apparent path changes with season and latitude.
• Explain why sunrise and sunset locations shift across the year.
• Connect noon solar elevation and day length to the Sun’s apparent motion.+ Show more

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• Understand the procedures for constructing dichotomous and multi-access keys.
• Learn how to select contrasting traits and build binary branches.
• Recognize limitations of morphological keys when cryptic species occur.+ Show more

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• Understand Earth's rotation and how it causes day and night.
• Identify how Earth's tilt and orbit influence seasons.
• Describe the phases of the Moon and their monthly cycle.

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• Understand various observational techniques used in space science.
• Identify different instruments and satellites used to gather space data.
• Explain how spectral imaging and remote sensing contribute to planetary and Earth system studies.+ Show more